Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/06

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Subject: RE: [Leica] re: The Decisive Moment is gone
From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 01:00:21 -0500

Tina,

I agree with the author, among other things,  that you can just
as easily lie with straight images.

- - Phong


> Tina Manley wrote:
>
> > At 08:46 AM 11/6/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >> Tina, something you said in a previous message worries me. You voiced
> >> concern about burning and dodging (two perfectly acceptable
> >> adjustments) because having done so might make a photo ineligible for
> >> an award.
> >>
> >> Who are these prune-assed, self-righteous arbiters of reality? How
> >> creative can a working photographer be with the thought police looking
> >> over their shoulder to disqualify them for making perfectly innocent
> >> improvements in print quality. These people ought to belong to the
> >> mechanics union, not on the staff on magazines and on award committees.
> >>
> >> Sam S
> >
> >
> >
> > Sam -
> >
> > You can read all about it and see the photos here:
> >
> > http://www.zonezero.com/editorial/octubre03/october.html
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> > Tina

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